Netflix will stop streaming 1,794 titles by the end of May

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If you want to sit down in front of the TV and watch a movie or box set, chances are Netflix has it available to stream, and that’s part of the reason the service has become so popular. The other part of the reason is because it’s cheap and instant. But the content on Netflix isn’t a constant, and this month is going to be a big reminder of that fact as the service is set to lose some 1,794 titles from its streaming library.

It’s easy to view Netflix as this ever growing chunk of entertainment available at the push of a button, but license deals prove that is definitely not the case. If you’re part way through watching a series, or have spotted a movie on the service you intend to watch soon, then you may need to be quick as a lot of content is about to disappear.

The huge purge of streams is due to license deals with MGM, Warner Bros., and Universal coming to an end. It means we’ll lose access to multiple seasons of complete series (with South Park being a fairly prominent one) and countless movies. The full list of titles being dropped can be found on instantwatcher.com.

How you feel about this depends on how much you rely on Netflix. If it’s your main and only source of entertainment then this cull is probably going to be very annoying and frustrating. And as streaming services become more popular, get more content as exclusives, and continue to sign short term licensing deals, it’s an annoyance more of us are going to have as the transition to cloud-based entertainment continues to gather pace.